English-Dutch translations for sarcasm

• hatelijkheid
• sarcasme
  Daarvoor moeten ze het hoongelach, het sarcasme en zelfs de dreigementen van hun medeburgers incasseren. They say it amid the sniggering, the sarcasm, and sometimes the threats of their fellow citizens.
  We hebben gezien dat noch sarcasme, noch dreiging, noch portefeuillepolitiek er ondanks de massapropaganda in is geslaagd de tegenstanders een toontje lager te laten zingen. We have seen, in effect, that even with massive propaganda, neither sarcasm, nor threats, nor portfolio policy have succeeded in stopping the protests.

Definition of sarcasm

• Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice
• An act of sarcasm

Synonyms

• taunt
• gibe

Examples

• Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit

Related words

• sarcastic
• sarcastically
• sarcastic remark